15 Jan 1936
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1936
Page
1
A federal judge refused Hoffman Hauptmann’s habeas corpus petition as a final efforts to seek a reprieve ahead of an execution. The case centers on delay requests and potential emergency action.
American Legion Post 11 reports a record toy drive and repair effort. Volunteers collected and repaired about 3800 toys for 1342 children in 295 homes, city and county combined, with 957 city and county homes served.
The report lists temperatures from last year and today for the locality, with night values of minus 28 and minus 27 degrees, an ion temperature of minus 24, and a daytime reading of 5.10. It notes a future rise in temperature to 7.29 and a moon rise scheduled for tomorrow early in the night.
Washington reports rising bitterness in the Supreme Court as liberal justices Brandeis Stone and Cardozo clash with conservatives over policy driven rulings. Observers note repeated dissents and accusations of usurpation of power, with Justice Hughes moving toward the middle. The piece recalls prior partisan tensions and warns of enduring institutional strain.
Baltimore dispatch reports re election of AAA officers and a broad debate in Washington over replacing the AAA subsidy with a national plan. Grange officials back a ten point program to sustain farm support while Congress weighs proposals, including a baby bond cash bonus.
The stock market moved in small steps with limited gains in stocks and options. Bonds remained quiet while foreign exchange rose on sterling strength and Liverpool firm Cotton showed tentative improvement amid cautious speculation.
A mother killed her children while they slept in their home. Police say she assaulted them during the night and left the scene before officers arrived. Investigators are pursuing charges and reviewing the case for motive and potential additional victims.
Police recover a truck but note it is removed with it as the court maintains dignity. Mr Potter serves as liaison between the court and correspondents and news photographers seek a photo but are refused to preserve court decorum.
A canal washout halted traffic on a Cheapea road route after a canal break near Chesa and Delaware. Weather caused the disruption and damaged the area, with rescue teams responding to the incident.
A mother gave birth to twins weeks apart with the second child a two pound girl. Doctors reported both mother and infant in good condition after the early birth. The first baby weighed about a pound and a half at birth while the second weighed two pounds. The mother had remained in bed to await the next birth.
A Teachers College survey for The News, directed by Mrs Mabel Carney, shows rural one room schools in Frederick County shrinking from 100 to 7 over twelve years, with five of the remaining in Middletown valley. The study notes slowed consolidation nationwide and cites dissatisfaction and funding as factors.
A forged document case from 1935 is revived as authorities pursue the murder of John Z. G. G cer a third husband. The suspect, linked to prior forgery convicts, faces renewed examination after new leads surface in the old crime.
A note from a meeting shows Gelech tie Myton L. irpater opposing a continuance of the gross receipts tax. The fragment suggests a local stateme nt of stance but lacks complete context.
A fragmentary notice describes the Loyalty Chapter Of Eastern Star installation at Memorial Hall. Named officers include Worthy Matron Mrs Gyr Klemm, Worthy Patron Cyril Alela, Associate Matron Mrs Roger Wolfe, and Secretary Mrs Wo Reems with other officers and past matron appointments mentioned in incomplete lines.
Fragmentary hospital meeting record outlines patient handling in December. It lists admitted and discharged counts, with partial figures for payroll and patient treatment across wards.
Rescue workers retrieved seventeen bodies from the wreckage of a flight from Memphis to Little Rock. The coroner and farmers observed the crash in a swamp as four men carried the stretchered remains to a funeral home for identification.
A partially legible OCR note mentions a September event for Extended mis Sling of Guaranty Com with three items pending and a decision today by authorities.
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